Charcoal drier and cleaner



T. sA-ROCKIN AND'J. MAGIELDA. CHARCOAL DRIER AND CLEANER.

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T. SAROCKIN AND J. MAGIELDA.

CHARCOAL DRIER AND CLEANER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3, 1920.

1,392,225. PabentedSept. 27, 1921.

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A TORNE Y T. SAROCKIN AND J. MAGIELDA.

CHARCOAL DRIEH AND CLEANER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3, i920.

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CHARCOAL DRIER AND CLEANER.

APPLICATION FILED ram/3.1920.

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A TTOHNE Y T. SAROCKIN AND L MAGIELA.

CHARCOAL DRIER AND CLEANER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3, I920.

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T. SAROCKIN AND J. MAGIELDA.

CHARCOAL DRIER AND CLEANER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3. 1920.

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CHARCOAL DRIER AND CLEANER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3. I92o.

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CHARCOAL DRIER AND CLEANER.

APPLlcAloN FILED MAY a. 1920.

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APPLICATION FILED MAY 3, 1920.

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CHAHCOAL DRIER AND CLEANER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3, 1920.

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CHABCOAL DRIER AND CLEANER Application sled nay s,

To all whom t may concern.' l

Be it known that I, THOMAS SARocKIN, a citizen of Russia, residing at Crockett, county of Contra lCosta, and State of Callifornia, and I JOHN 'MAGmLDA, a citizen of Poland, residing at Crockett, county of Contra Costa, and State of California,- have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Charcoal Driers and Cleaners, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a combined charcoal drier, cooler 'and cleaner, more especially to that class of driers intended for the preparation o f charcoal for use in the filtration of sugar.

The charcoal vcooler and drier in the heretofore known type of kilns and driers has the disadvantage of being not thoroughly dried and therefore not sufliciently cleanA for use -in the filtration of sugar so that it Vfrequently happens that the sugar' to be iltrated is damaged b such charcoal to the extent of being spoile resulting in the loss of considerable capital. i

These disadvantages are overcome by the object of the present invention producing an absolutely dry, clean and pure charcoal.

With this end in view the principal object of the invention is to provide an apparatus of this characterwherein the wet charcoal is gradually dried and, freed of all impurities. Y

Another object of the invention is to provide a drier using oil as fuel andrusing it with the greatest economy.

This invention vfurther relates to the means for gradually feeding the charcoal to be dried along the peculiarly-constructed and heated inner walls of the third or top Hoor of a tower, and successively dropping'l the material by making use of suitable agit'atorsinto collection chambers on the second floor of the tower.

This invention 'further relates to the 'means for submitting the charcoal in these chambers to the simultaneous influence of hotand cold 'air and dropping it into suitably arranged retorts of novel construction acted upon by the fire gases. i c v A further object of the invention is the provision of closing platesy for the bottoms of the chambers of novel construction through which the charcoal is fed into the retcrts. v

This invention also relates to the arran ment of air drums within each retort or dampers to any degree which is made specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept.A 27, 1921.;

1920. Serial No. 378,617.

the removal pf all dust and impurities from the charcoal. 'f

Furthermore this invention relates to the provision of exchangeable air drums allowingla quicker or slower feeding of the charcoa A further object of the invention is the provision of a damper regulation of novel construction permitting a regulation of the visible upon a suitable indicator.

A still further object ofthe invention is to provide a re-box in connection with the apparatus which is o f novel improved construction by the arrangement of a cornice work and suitable baille walls. l

This invention furthermore relates to the means of regulating and cooling'the heated and dried charcoal coming from the retorts during its passage onto a suitable conveyer.

The vdevlces or apparatus in present use for treating charcoal may have met the requirements sought to a certain degree, but not in ak manner to warrant a connnercial commodity of excellence and purity such as is produced through the instrumentality of this construction.

Finally, the invention consists in the novel construction and combination of the retort batteries and the appliances for heating the same, as hereinafter fully described, and set forth in the claims.

Other objects and advantages will become ap arent as the description proceeds.

n the drawings' similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.4

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the upperA part or third floor of the tower used with,

our improved drier and cooler.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the second Hoor of the tower.

Fig. 3 is a side view ofthe upper part ofA the tower shown in F ig. 1, seen from the` los `toward the outside.

Fig. 8 is a section through the ground floor of the tower, taken on line 31a-'3B of Fig. 5.

Fig. 9 shows in detail a ventilator, partly in section with its scale and o-peratiner cable..

Fig. 10 shows in detail side view the partition plates shown inv Fig. 6.

Fig. 11 is a sectional end'view thereof the section being taken on line 6 6 of Fig. 10..

Fig. 12 is a detail to-p-plan view of twostaples.

Fig. 13 is a side View of a retort shown in Fig. 14. I

Fig. 14 is a vertical section taken on line 9-9 of Fig. 13. l

Figs. 15, 16, 17 and 18 respectively show in detail views the air deflecting and cooling pipes and their respective heads.

Fig. 19 is a detail view, partly in section of a modified form of air drum shown in Fi 14, and

ig. 20 shows in detail views 'a closing plate for .the bottom of the chambers on top of Fig. 7 through which the air pipes pass. As shown in `igs. 1 and 6 the topY or third floor of the charcoal drier and cleaner tower 10 carries a basket 11 upon a hopper 12 for the reception and feeding of the wet charcoal to the drier.

Two doors, an upper door 13, and a lower door 14 hinged to the front wall of the tower, for instance as shown at 15 and 16 l respectively, are provided with closures 17 about once a year in order to clean the interior o-f the drier when the same is not in use.

Smaller doors 19 and 20 are provided somewhat below the big doors 13 and 14 respectively, and are intended to allow a frequent admission of a blast of air for cleaning and other purposes.

yIn order to facilitate the gradual feeding of the wet charcoal from the hopper 12 into the drier 10 a triangular body 21 is provided on top of the preliminary drying chamber 22, which body 21 constitutes at the same time a flue 23 which is in connection with the chimney through which the products of combustion and the exhaust gases escape.

As fuel preferably crude oil is employed, and the flames are guided into the preliminary drying chamber 22 through suitable channels in communication with the fire box as will be hereinafter more fully described while pipes 24 and 25 respectively,

provide a hot air draft. y

The top or third 'floor rests upon a floor of masonry 26 and I-beams 27.

As shown in Fig. 3 vertical beams 28 and and a plurality of doors 30 are provided for closing the preliminary drying chamberl 22 These doors 3() arev leach provided Iwith two handles 31 and 32 respectively and the uppermostv row of doors 30 shows observation openings closed by doors 33.

The gases and products of combustion are exhausted through' a pipe 34 leading to a flue 35 in communication with a chimney indicated generally at 36. y

vW'ithin the flue 35 a ventilator or damper 37 is provided, the construction of which is shown in detail in Fig. 9. This damper 37 rests with its rod 38 upon a pair of pulleys 39 over which cables 40 are guided, which are also guided over other pulleys 41 on the outer twall of the flue 35 in such a manner,

that a pull on the left hand cable 40 will hand is moving over a scale or dial plate 43.

As shown in Fig. 6 the inner walls of the preliminary heating chamber 22 are composed of elements 44 arranged in staggered relation in the manner of roof tiles so that the wet charcoal gliding down along the outer walls of the body 21 will enter the spaces 45 and 46 between the outer walls of the drier and the walls of the reliminary heating chamber 22 and grav ually slide downward on the outde of these ele ments 44.

Wwthin the chamber inclined partition plates or walls 47, 48, 49 and 5 0 are arranged providing flues, 51, 5,2, 53 and 54 respectively, while the central ilue 55 formed by the plates 48 and 49 will lead the exhaust gases and products of combustion through the flue 23 toward the chimney. Y

The floor of the top section of the drier is indicated at 56 and through the center thereof the upper part of a brick baille wall 57 extends into the flue chamber 55. Upon a shoulder of this wall 57 rests the bottom plate or support 58 for the foot of the partition walls 47 and 50.

Thus the hot gases and flames from the fire-box entering the preliminary chamber 22 through flues 59 and 60 in the floor 56 will follow the path indicated by the arrows in Fig. 6 leading around the partition walls and finally into the flue 55.

The plates forming the partition walls 47, 48, 49 and 50 are interconnected as shown at 61 in Figs. 10 andll.

Staple-bands 62, shown ,in detail in Fig. 12 are used to horizontally brace the plates and are for this pur ose guided through the holes 63 in each of t e plates with the edges of the single plates engaging recesses 64 and',

65 formed in the edgesof the staples or?.

bands.

The inner ends of bands meet in the center of the flue 55 andare united by suitable fastening means passed through holes '66 in the overlapping ends of the bands,

while suitable pins or hooks or pins on the elements 44 engage holes 67 in the outer ends of said bands.

At thefoot of the top section doors 68 are provided adapted to be operated by handles 69 swinging over perforated segments 70 allowing aregulation of the width of the door opening. f 4

' The charcoal which has successively passed down in spaces 45 and 46 and has been preliminarily heated during its passage, is gradually fed through the door openings 68, eventually when clogging, by the intermittent opening and closure of these doors into chambers 71 and 72 of the second floor section of the drier, generally indicated. by 73 in Figs. 2 and 7.

The outer wall of this section is preferably made of masonry 14. The lower ends of the hot air draft pipes 24 and 25 are connected with suitable sockets 75 and 76 leading to suitable hot air chambers.

Central, vertical posts 77 and 78 rest with their foot parts 79 'and 80 lupon pairwise arranged girders or I-'beams 81 and 82 respectively supported by the pedestal 83 resting on the Hoor 84 forming the ceiling of the vbottom section. This floor 84 supports also the foot parts of the beams 28 and 29. As shown in Fig. 2 nine door 85, are provided in the front walls of the second Hoor of the .tower for the inspection of the fire box their foot and for the regulation of the draft, and Afor cleaning purposes large doors 86, and 87 are provided, the latter in an iron plate 88 between the posts 77 and 78.

A bottom ldoor 89 provided with a locking bolt 90 is provided for the removal of soot, dirt, etc.

The fire box of the drier, in which oil is used asfuel, is generally indicated at 91 and unto the same extendsthe lower part of the baiile wall 57. The oil is introduced at both sides of the drier through pipes 92 provided with suitable nozzles 93 and control valves 94.

The lire box is resting upon iron plates or platforms 95 and 95 carried by I-beams 96 'and 97 respectively supported in the front and rear walls of the drier. The central parts of these parts are bent rectangularly downward as parts or plates 100 and 101 upon the ltop of the girder pairs`81 and 82 respective y.

'The plates 95 and 95 carry at their outer vends the masonry pillars 102 and 103, re-

spectively.

The pillar 103 has an intermediary layer of asbestos 104 for a purpose later to be described.

The masonry of the fire box is constructed in the well-known manner from fire-bricks and includes a bottom part 105, and an arch 106, as well as baille walls or deadmen 107,

at 98 and 99 and rest with,

108l and 109 in any desired andl required number, and a nest of flues 110 near each of the end walls vin communication with the lues leading from the lire box through flues 111 and 112 in the baiiie walls 108 and 109.

Intermediate the nests of lues, on each side of the bale wall 57 chambers are provided which each contain a plurality or batteryof retorts 113 and 114 and 113 and 114. The individual retorts are separated by ues 115 in communication with the fines of the fire box and closed ing'116. l

As shown in Figs. 4 and 13. these retorts 113 are zig-zag shaped in side view for a purpose later to be described.

at the `top by a ceil` The charcoal chambers 71 and 72 are arof the air pipes 117, and steam is suppliedV to the heaters 119 through an inlet 121 and after passage through all the heaters, the steam is exhausted through an exhaust pipe 122.

The bottom of the chambers 71 and 72 is 4formed by plates 123 which are shown in detail in Fig. 20. These plates are each provided with four elongated openings 124 through the center of which the pipes 117 extend. As shown in the end view of the plate 123 in Fig. 20, one edge of each plate has a longitudinal groove 125, while' at the bottom each plate has a pair of tenons 126 adapted to fit into the top of the retort below. The plates 123 are interlocked vby the engagement of the flange 127 of one of the plates with the groove 125 of the next adf joining plate as best illustrated in Fig. 4,

and the entire'row of plates of one battery of retorts is held on the front and rear wall of the drier b angular plates 127 and A128 respectively. etween two of the tenons 126 a triangular ridge or cornice 129 is arranged,

for the purpose of diverting the fire gases and flames in order to offer to the same a `larger heating surface.

falls through the openings 124 in the plates at both sides of 'the-pipes 117 into the retorts 113.

These retorts are shown' in Figs. 13 and 14v in side and in front view.

As shown in Fig. 14 each vretort 113 is provided at its inner wall within two pairs of oppositely disposed shoulders 130 and 131 and 132 and\133.

The charcoal from the chambers 71 and 72 Upon shoulders 130 and 131 the lower lange 134 of the socket 135 of an air drum or cylinder 136 is resting provided withsai plurality of air holes 137.

Through these holes the air supplied through the pipe 117 under a certain presdrum 139 of a construction shown in Fig. 19

may be used having ay flanged socket 140 and air ducts 141, 142 and 143.

From the retorts 113 the charcoal under thev action of the air blowing through the drums 136 and 139 enters -thefoct sockets 144 shown in detail in Figs. 15 and 16 in side and front view, and the cooling and cleaning retorts 145 shown in Figs. 17 and 18 partially insection in order'v t0 disclose their inner structure.

As shown in Fig. 17 in side view, in the interior the retorts 145 are each provided with a number of delector plates 146 so.

' that the dust and impurities carried` along with the charcoal are blown out 'of the re.

torts through the small openings or slots 147 under the action of the air coming from the drums 136 or 139.

The pure charcoal as shown in Fig. 5

- leaves the lower ends of the retorts 145'which are provided with sockets 148 having yopenings 149 at their lower ends, which are closed by doors 150 which are Acoupled by a common slide rod 151 adapted to be operated from a cable152 fastened with its free end to the operating handle 153 pivotall secured to a bar 154 on an I-beam 155.

'lo the slide rod 151 the operating cables 156 for the closing slides 150 are secured which are also secured to suitable rods157 and operating levers 158 to raise or lower weighted levers 159 at the ends of the doors 150, so thatupon the' operation of the handle 153 the slide` rod151 and the slides 150` are actuated for opening or closing the lower -ends ofthe retorts 145.

To the cable 152 a second cable 160 is secured at a suitable distance from the handle 153, and the free end of this cable is secured to one arm of a bell-crank lever 161 pivoted in a yoke 162 secured to an' I-beam 163.

To the second arm of the bell-crank lever l v 161 the free end of a cable 164 is. secured which is fastened with its other lower end to a door 165V pivotally' secured as at,166 to a weighted projection 167 ofa hopper located underneath of the lower doors 150 'of the retorts 145 and closing the mouth 169 of the hopper. One hopper 168 is provided for each battery of retorts. a

'of the air supplied through A conveyer 170 of any well known construction forming a trough 171 is provided for receiving and carrying away the charcoal coming from the drier.

In order to cool the heated charcoal before it leaves the hopper, a system of pipes 172 is providedhaving a water inlet 173v and a water'outlet pipe 174, so that constantly a stream of cold water from any desired source of water is passing through the system 172.

In operating my improved apparatus the wet charcoal is conveyed to the upper floor or preliminary drying chamber through the basket 11 into the hopper 12, and the charcoal flows or sinks gradually down along the outer slanting walls of the' triangular body 21 into the chambers or spaces 45 and 46 in which it is subjected to the heat of the fire gases and fiames guided around the bailie plates and into.. the chimney in the manner indicated by the arrows in Fig. 6.

The charcoal gliding downward along the elements 44 through the doors 68 into the the action of the heat supplied to the twyers 119 and enters through the openings in the bottom plates 123 of these chambers to both sides of the air pipes 117 into the heating retorts 113, 113 and 114, and 114 re- Vspectively.

with suitably constructed and arranged baffle plates 146 allowing a separation of the impurities and dust under the influence the pipes 117 and drums 136 and 139, w ich leave the retorts 145 -through the openings 147 to be collected at the bottom of the furnace.

The pure charcoal then leaves the retorts 145 through their lower doors 150 upon the operation of the same from a handle 153 and falls into a hopper 168 below such doors. All the doors are simultaneously operated from al single cable 152 secured at one end to said handle 153 to which is also connected a cable 160 for the operation of the bell-crank lever 161 which in turn controls the bottom 'door 165 of the hopper 168 operated and the charcoal falls into the vchambers 71 and 72 is therein subjected tc hopper below, while upon operation of the Hhandle 153 in the other direction the door of the hopper 168 will be',` opened and the charcoal will be dumped upon a movable trough shaped conveyer 170.

r As the charcoal coming out of the retorts i culating through the system 172 at the botn tom part of the hopper 168.

The draft can be suitably regulated by opening any one ora number of doors in the front wall of the lire-box and by the appropriate regulation ofthe damper 37 by means of the cord 40 the degree to which the damper is opened is made visible on the scale 43.

`The fire box in which preferably crude oil is used as fuel has a well known construction including fire-arch, flue nest and baille walls which do not form a part of the present invention.

Any number of driers may be placed .side by side and between the walls of the single driers asbestos layers 104 are interposed in order to conserve the heat in one of the driers while its neighbor may not be working. The steam for heating the twyers 119 may be supplied from any source, preferably generated within the drier itself.

The.l purpose of making the retorts 113 zig-zag shaped in side view, is to facilitate the passage of the charcoal through the same and tosubmit all parts of the charcoal to the action of the heat furnished by the flames playing between the single retorts and the cornice work on top of the retort chamber so that a perfectly uniformly dried charcoa is obtained.

Two batteries each comprising a plurality of retorts are provided and one hopper for each of such battery of retorts opening into a common conveyer.

It will be understood that we have above described the preferred form of construction of our combined charcoal drier, cooler and cleaner and that many changes ma be made in the minor details thereof wit out departing from the spirit and scope of our invention, but what we claim and desire to -secure by Letters Patent .of the United States is as follows- 1. An'apparatus for treating charcoal of the character described comprising a tower, consisting of three superposed floors, a preliminary drying chamber on the upper floor,

heating retorts and a fire box in the central floor, and cleaning, cooling and delivery means on the ground floor, means'for regulating the draft, means for visibly indicating the degree of the draft regulation, means for supplying charcoal to said tower, and means for supplying fuel to the same.

' 2. An' apparatus of the .character described foryti'eating charcoal comprising a three-story tower, a basket and hopper in said tower forsuppl 'ng charcoal, a preliminary drying cham er on the upper floor of said tower, means for heating said chamber, a pair of heating chambers on top of the second floor of said chamber, means for cleaning retorts underneath said heating retorts on the Vground floor of said tower, means for delivering the charcoal from said last named retorts, hoppers below said last named retorts, a conveyer beneath said hoppers, means for regulating the delivery of charcoal from said last named retort into said hopper, means for regulating the delivery of the charcoal from the hopper onto the conveyer, -a fire box, means for supplying fuel to said fire box and means for distributing the heat through lsaid tower and means for regulating the draft.

3. An apparatus for treating charcoal consisting of atower, an upper Hoor in saidtower, comprising a preliminary heating chamber, a basket and hopperfor supplying lcharcoal to said chamber, a triangular chamber, means for allowing the charcoal topass from said space at the bottom thereof, means for allowing an inspection and cleaning of said chamber, and means for connecting the heat distributing means substantially as described.

4. An apparatus of the character described for treating charcoal consisting of a tower, an upper floor in said tower comprising side walls consisting of interlocked plates provided with handles, of an inner wall formed by fire-bricks arranged in stagred relation in the manner of roof-tiles or gradually feeding the chaircogal, said walls forming an inner preliminary heating chamber and an outer space for the charcoal, means for feeding wet charcoal to said outer space, a plurality of substantially vertical plates within the heating chamber, means for connecting the said plates and said walls, and means for allowing a discharge of the charcoal at the bottom of said walls.

5. An apparatus of the character de- `scribed for treating charcoal consisting of lower ends of the outer tower walls controlling the discharge of the charcoal from said space, said walls forming an inner heating chamber, a plurality of perforated battle plates within said chamber providing fines, staples passed through the perfor-ations in said baiiie plates for connecting the same, and a masonry baille wall in the central iue, said central flue communicating with the flue in lsaid triangular body substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

6. An apparatus of the character described for treating charcoal consisting of a tower, a central door in said tower, comprising a pair of heating chambers below the ceiling of said floor adapted to receive the charcoal discharged from the upper floor, a pair of air pipes in each of said chambers, a twyer heater between each pair of said air pipes perforated bottom plates for said chambers through the perforations of which said air pipes pass, said bottom plates being grooved at one edge and flanged at the other for interengagement of two adjoining plates, a fire box, liues leading from said fire box to the tloorabove, a vlurality of heating retorts, flues for gui ing the Eames around the outer upper and bottom walls of said retorts means for supplying air to said air pipes, and means for supplying steam to said twyers and exhausting the same therefrom.

7. An apparatus of the character described, for treating charcoal consisting of,

a tower, a central floor in said tower comprising a fire-box, means for supplying said lire-box with oil as fuel, baiile walls within said fire-box, a fire-arch and a nest of flues in said fire-box, a set of retort batteries on said floor, flues for leading the flames around said retorts and their head and foot parts, means for supplying a draft to said ire-box, means for supporting said lire-box,

and means for allowing an inspection and cleaning of the same.

8. An apparatus of the character described, for treating charcoal, consisting of a tower, a central floor in said tower, batteries of retorts on said floor, each of said retorts having zig-zag shaped walls in side view, air drums within each of said retorts, air pipes leading into said drums and foot parts on said retorts, a tire-box a means for supplying fuel to said fire-box and means for guiding the heat from said fire-box around said retorts, their head' and foot parts, and means for exhausting lsaid heat and the fire gases. toward the upper floor-of said tower.

9. An apparatus of the character described for treating charcoal consisting of a tower, a central floor in saidrtower, two heating chambers on top of said ii'oor, pertorated bottom plates for 'Sald chambers,

two batteries of retorts below each of said chambers, projections on the bottom plates of said chambers for engaging the head of said retorts, heating pipes passing through said chambers into said retorts, perforated air drums, supported in each of said retorts connected to said air pipes, the retort walls being zig-zag shaped, foot parts on Said rebers in said ceiling two flues passing throughA said ceiling adapted to communicate with a heating chamber on the floor above, a pair of air pipes passing through each of said chambers, a steam'twyer Within each chamber, a means for supplying air to said air pipes and a means for supplying steam to said twyers and exhausting it therefrom, a battery of heating charcoal retorts below each of said chambers, a perforated bottom plate for each of said chambers allowing a passage of said cooling pipes into said retorts, an air drum provided with air exhaust chambers secured to the lower end of each of said air pipes, and means for heating the retorts' and their head and foot parts.

11. An apparatus of theA character described for treating charcoal consisting of a tower, a central floor in said tower, a ceiling for said floor constituting the floor of the upper story of said tower, said walls for said floor, asbestos layers in said side walls for conserving the heat and preserving vthe walls, a fire-box, hot air chambers laterally disposed to said fire-box, hot air pipes leading from said fire-box to the floor above, a front and rear brick wall for said tire-box' provided with inspection and cleaning openings, and doors for closing said openings.

12. An apparatus of the character described for treating charcoal consisting of a tower, a fire-box in said tower, baille walls and nests of flues in said fire-box, a chimney, a flue for connecting said chimney, with said lire-box iues, a damper in said connecting flue, a rod for said damper, a pair of ulleys, supportin said rod, a pair of pu eys secured to t e outer face of said connecting iiue, means guided over said pulleys for operating said damper, and means for visibly indicating the degree of such operation.

13.- An apparatus of the character de-v scribed for treating charcoal consisting of a three story tower, a fire-box in the centralstory, bathe walls or deadmen, and a firearch in said fire-box, nests of flues in saidv box, a chimney, a 'flue for connecting said vchimney with said {ire-box flues, a damper plate in Said connectingiue, a rod on said l damper plate extending to the outside of said flue, a pair of pulleys supporting said i rod, a pair of pulleys Vsecured to the lower apparatus of the character de-` scribed for'treating charcoal consisting of a tower comprisin on said ground floor,head parts for said retorts adapted to communicate with retorts on .the floor above, doors at the lower end of saidI retorts, means for normally closing said doors, means for simultaneously operating the closing mea1s`forall of said doors, a

l having a lower outlet, meansfor controlling the outlet of said hopper adapted to allow a 'discharge ofthe charcoal 'onto a lconveyer and means for cooling the charcoal in said.A

' hopper below itsdischarge therefrom.

15. An apparatus ofthe character' de-A I scribed for treating charcoal,consisting of a tower, comprising an upper, central and ground floor, a plurality of cleaning retorts on said ground floor, head parts for said retorts adapted to communicate with heating retortsv on the central floor, baille plates on i the inner walls of said cleaning retorts,

means for 4 discharging all impurities and dust' from the charcoal before its discharge from said retorts, sliding vdoors for closing ing a heating chamber to which the charcoalv `openings in thelower parts of said retorts,

a common operating rodor all of said doors,- an operating cable for actuatlng said rod,

means for operating said cable, and means ."forl discharging the charcoal leaving said retorts upon .the operation ofsaid rod into a conveyer. y

16. An apparatus ,of the character described for treating charcoal consisting .of a tower, comprising an upper floor containis supplied to be heated, a central ioor comprising two chambers into -whlch the heated charcoal is discharged from said upperioor,

and 'means for vsupplying heat to said tower,

' `a plurality of heatlng retorts on said central loor in communication with said chambers, air supply means and steam supply means, air drums within said retorts in connection vwith said air supply means,'cleaning retortson the groundlfloorin communication witli said heating retorts, and jjadapted to clean the charcoal submitted to the air exhausted from said air drums, discharge means for removing the charcoal :from lsaid i cleaning retorts and collection hoppersto receive the charcoal from said cleaning retorts and for discharging the same into a conveyer and an upper, central and -ground ioor, a -p urality of cleaning retorts opper below the doors of said retorts,A

cooling means for cooling the charcoal previous to its discharge vfrom said hoppers.

' 17. An apparatus of the character described for treating charcoal consisting of a tower comprising an upperheating chamber, a central ioor containing heating chambers, a fire-box, a plurality of heating retorts, and a lower or ground floor containing a plurality of cleaning retorts and a means for cooling the charcoal, means for distributing the heat means for exhaustin the fire gases, means for controlling the istribution of heat, means for supplying cooling air, means for distributing said cooling air for cleaning the charcoal, means for discharging lthe heated and cleanedcharcoal, and additional means for cooling the charcoal before the ldischar e thereof.

18. An apparatus o the character 'described for treating charcoal consisting of a tower comprising an upper floor, a central floor, and a lower or ground floor, a plurality of heating retorts on said central floor, air supply pipes within said retorts, -perfo .rated air drums in said retorts adapted to be connected with said air supply pipes,

means for supporting said drumswithin said pipes, cleaning retorts in said central chamber, baille plates within said cleaning rei torts against which the charcoal is thrown by the air coming from said air drums, means for discharging impurities and dust through said cleaning retorts, hop ers,

means forfdischarging the charcoal rom said cleaning drums onto, said hoppers, means for controlling this discharge, a conveyer, and means for discharging the charcoal from' said hoppers into said conveyer, and a cooling system in the lower end of said hopper for cooling the charcoal before its discharge.

'19. An apparatus of the character described for treating charcoal consisting of a' tower, comprising-anupper floor, a central floor and a lower or ground floor, a plurality of -cleaning retorts on said ground floor provided with lower discharge openings, a hopper open at the bottom, sliding doors for said discharge openings, a common` operating rod for'said sliding doors, a cable securedv to said rod, an operating handle to which the vfree end of said cable is secured, a second cable secured'to said-irst named cable at a distance from said handle, a bell crank lever to one arm of which said last named cable is secured, a door closing the lower end of said hopper and pivotally secured to a projection of said hopper adapted to be operated by said second cable upon the operation'of said handle, means allow- `ing an inspection of the interior of said from said system', and a conveyer forming iso i a trough adapted to receive and remove the heated, cleaned and cooled charcoal received from said hopper.

20. An apparatus of the character described, for treating charcoal consisting 'of a tower, comprising an upper, a central and a lower or ground ioor, a base for said tower,

side and end walls, asbestos layers interposed in the side walls for preserving the heat and protecting said Walls against the next adjoining apparatus, I-beams for supporting the single floors, al fire-box on sald central floor, means Jfor supplying fuel to said lire box, means for distributing the heatv for heating a supply of charcoal, supplied at the top floor of said tower, means for eX- hausting the lire gases, means for controlling said exhaust and for regulating the distribution of the heat, means for cleaning the charcoal during its downward passage in the tower, and means for cooling 'the charcoal before its discharge from the ground floor of said tower.

In testimony whereof we have aixed our signatures.

THOMAS SARGCKIN. JOHN MAGIELDA. 

